The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-21
various and AlIAbout.

Mr.. II. II. Franklin has moved into
Mr.. Latin ops house in Brooklyn.
The -four Eds" left Newberry to-
gether on yesterday for Greenwood.
Col. E. S. Keitt and Col. Joel B.
Heller were engaged as counsel in a
case before Justice Blease on Monday.
Superintendent Of highways and road
overseers e Invited to read the notice
OF the County Commissioners in tbs is
sue.
The union service on next Sunday
night will be held in the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church, and the
sermon will be preached by Rev. R. D.
Smart.
The Excelsior Steam Fire Engine
Company will have their regular month
ly drill Friday afternoon at o'clock.
All members are requested to turn out
promptly.
Work has been commenced by the
railroad authorities in the deepening Of
the cu:ycrt over Scott's Greek. 1t i ,ks
to us as if it were going to he pretty
big undertaking.
The excursion to the Greenwood
Tournament on yesterday took on a
large enforcement from Newberry, Mr..
Norris having sold one hundred and
eleven tickets at this place.
We return our thanks to DR.. w. E.
Pelham for an invitation to attend the
annual meeting Of the Pharmaceutical
Association OF North Carolina to be held
at Asheville on the 81 OF August.
We invite especial attention to the ad-
vcrti>ement OF Desportes & Edmunds in
this issue. 1t is one of the largest and
most substantial dry goods houses in the
Capital city, and all orders sent them
will receive prompt attention.
A piece of timber on which Mr.. W. H.
Harris was 1T work Monday at Davis
factory flew out Of the turning lathe,
striking him in the face and knocking
out one of his front teeth. His lip was
also cut. The injuries are not serious
The Farmers Club held meeting at
Johnstone Academy yesterday afternoon
to elect delegates to the county club and
also to enter their protest against the
C. Y. { :. r. R. running its line in the
public road between here and Prosperity.
The universal verdict is that Mr.. John
NJ kinard makes All admirable Clerk.
By the promptness and facility with
which he discharges his duties, lie con-
tributes largely to the dispatch of the
business OF the Contradictory Obser-
rcr.
Shockley Bros. have commenced work
on Mr.. r. F. Tarrant's house on College
street. They have the contract to build
another for Mr.. 7. NJ. Lake on the op-
posite side of the same street and on the
vacant lot next door to Mr.. Lakes pres
ent residence.
DR.. Woford, while visiting in New
berry County, last week, gathered up
the bones OF the partly unearthed skele-
ton of a man who is said to have been a
whig soldier in the Revolutionary war,
and was killed by the orieS.-Ctinton
Ente,p1 ise, July 10.
The Sunday-school day at Enoree on
last Saturday was largely attended and
addresses were delivered By Revs. E. P.
McClintock, C. P. Scott and W. w. Nc
Morries, and Messrs. J. r. Leavell and
J. L. Epps. 1t is intimated that 500
persons were present.
Helena Boland, charged with the muir
der OF Mrs. David Sem, as the accom-
plice of David Sem, has. been admitted
to bail in the sum of 5000 by Judge
Wallace, on motion of her counsel,
Messrs. Johnstone and FAINT. She has
returned to Newberry. .-Spartanburg
Herald.
The Newberry Cornet Band on
last Saturday night had watermelon
ssa ast; furnished by their worthy presi-
snt, Mr.. j. \. Burton. After the
siHelon treat, that kind-hearted gentle
San, Mr.. O. Klettner, invited the band
= take lemonade at his expense. This
B; certainly encouraging to the boys.
, Mr.. D. O. Herbert, OF Newberry, who
graduated 1T Wofford in '7S, has just
been appointed Post Office Inspector
with headquarters at Boston. He ha;
gone to his new home in the North tc
assume his new duties, and he is sure tc
perform them well. We congratulate
an old class-mate on lis appointment
SpartanJurg Herald.